Fire-hose holder.



No. 865,184. PATENTED SEPT. 3, 1907. J. KENLON.

FIRE HOSE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 6, 1906.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 3, 1907.

Application filed July 6, 1906. Serial No- 324,968.

To all 'who'm. itmay concern:

lie it known that I, .l'onN KnNLoN, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the countyand State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Fire-HoseHolder, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to fire hose holders.

The object of the invention is to produce a device of this class whichmay be quickly set in position, and which will operate to hold a firehose near the nozzle in such a way as to support the back pressure andenable the nozzle to be adjusted to give the stream any directiondesired. i

The invention consists inthe construction and combination of parts to bemore fully described hereinafter and particularly set forth in theclaim,

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures. I

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device, representing the same set upin position and holding a short section of hose, the nozzle of which isremoved; 'Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the upper portion of thedevice, the hose being shown in cross section and the fore legs of thedevice being represented as broken away; and Fig. 3 is a plan of thedevice, certain parts being removed, and showing the lower portion ofthe legs of the device broken away.

Referring more particularly to the parts, 1 represents a frame whichconsists of a body plate 2 of-substantially rectangular form, which issupported in a horizontal position as shown. At its forwa'rd edge thisplate 2 is supported upon fore legs 3 which diverge outwardly asindicated most clearly in Fig. 2, the lower extremities of these legsbeing formed into points 4 which are adapted to penetrate the earth orpavement. Near these points I provide foot tests 5 which projectforwardly from the legs as indicated in Fig. 1. The purpose of thesefoot rests will appear more fully hereinafter;

At or near the rear portion of the plate 2 I attach rearwardly extendinglegs 6. The bodies of these legs in cline downwardly toward the rear andare formed withpoints 7 which are adapted to penetrate the earth orpavement, as indicated in Fig. 1, and behind each point the rearextremity of each legis formed into a butt 8. adapted to be struck inorder to drive the points 7 into position, as will be readilyunderstood. Each of the legs 6 is connected to the plate 2 by means of auniversal joint 9. Each of these joints comprises a shackle 10 which ismounted upon a vertical pivot bolt 11 upon the plate 2. To this shacklethe leg is attached by an ordinary knuckle joint having a pivot bolt 12,the said pivot bolt being disposed in a horizontal plane as indicated.At or near the center of the plate 2, a swivel head 13 is attached, thesame having a vertical shank 14 which is rotatably mounted in the plateand secured thereto by a suitable nut 15 as indicated in Fig. 2. Theupper portion of this swivel head is bifurcated so as to present twooppositely disposed wings 16 disposed slightly apart and forming aquadrant or segment, the same having a plurality of circumierentiallydisposed openings 17. At the center about which these openings 17 aredisposed, a pivot bolt 18 is provided, which attaches a yoke 19 to theswivel head. For this purpose, the yoke 19 is formed with a tongue 20which is received between the wings 16 as indicated most clearly inFig.2. Through this .tongue an adjusting pin 21 is received, which maybe passed through any of the openings 17, it being understood that theopenings in one of the wings 16 are in alinement with the similaropenings in the opposite wing.

The body of the yoke 19 consists of a split ring presenting a cap 22which is pivoted to the lower portion of the yoke on a suitable pivotbolt 23. On the side opposite the pivot bolt 23 the cap 22 is secured tothe lower section of the yoke by means of a suitable clamping bolt 24.The construction and arrangement of the parts at this bolt is such as toenable the yoke to be quickly attached to the hose 25. The yoke isattached to the hose just behind the nozzle coupling 26 as indicated inFig. 1.

When the device is set up to hold a hose, the parts assume substantiallythe relation shown in Fig.1. The firemen standing on each side of thehose will place their feet upon the foot rests 5 so as to force thepoints 4 into the ground or pavement, and the rear ends of the legs 6will be struck so as to make the points 7 penetrate the earth orpavement at the rear. The legs 6 may be adjusted close together insubstantially parallelism, or they may be spread apart as indicated inFig. 3. By reason of the universal joint connections 9, evidently thelegs 6 will adapt themselves to irregularities of the pavement or groundline. The position of the yoke 19 upon the swivel head 13 will beadjusted so as to give the hose nozzle any inclination desired.

directed in a vertical plane. By reason of the swivel connection betweenthe swivel head 13 and the frame of the device, the nozzle may be movedso as to direct the stream as desired in a horizontal plane. In this waya perfect adjustment of the hose nozzle is maintained. By reason of theback pressure the hose will tend to work rearwardly until the coupling26' comes against the body 19 of the yoke. The back pressure of thenozzle will then be received by the support or frame 1, and in thisconnection, attention is called to the rearwardly extending legs 6. Onaccount of the fact that the rear extremities of these legs engage theearth at points far removed toward the rear, any tend- In this way, thestream issuing from the nozzle may be ency of the hose support to beturned over rearwardly is effectually overcome. Furthermore, by reasonof the fact that the legs may be spread apart. as indicated in Fig. 3,the swinging of the hose in a horizontal plane will not operate to throwthe structure over upon its side.

The structure may evidently be very quickly set up in position, and willoperate effectively to hold the hose in position and enable the streamto be directed as desired. By the. use of this invention, the firemen atthe hose nozzle are relieved of all strain or physical effort whichisordinarily required to hold the hose in position. For this reason theycan give better attention to the work of directing the stream incontrolling the fire. The value of such an invention as this in the artshould be well recognized, in view of the fact that many accidents occurfrom the nozzles of lire hose getting out of the control of the firemendirecting the stream.

Attention is especially called to the fact that the rear legs of thehose holder may be adjusted laterally into any position desired. Thisarrangement is very desirable, as in many cases the hose holder must beset up at a point where a firm mounting is not readily secured,

as, for instance, on a landing of a stairway or on a lire escape. Afurther advantage lies in this possibility of adjustment on account ofthe fact that the two rear legs may be adjusted into position in linewith the direction in which the nozzle projects so as to receive theforce of the reaction of the water pressure at the nozzle.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

111 a device of the class described, in combinutirm. a frame having asubstantially horizontal plalc, a swivelhead mounted in said platehaving two nmvardly projecting wings with alining openings, a yokehaving a tongue pivotally mounted between said wings and having anopenin; which ma ullne with said first openings. a removable pin adaptedto pass through said openings to fix said yoke. said plate having rigidfore legs adapted to engage the floor, and movable inclined rear legshaving universal joint connections with said plate, said rear legshaving downwardly projecting points with drivin butts formed thereabove.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN KENLON.

Witnesses i". I). AMMl-IN, lGvnuAlm P. lWAltSllALL.

